[Image description: four screenshots of powerful women in Bollywood movies.] via Wikimedia
Bollywood movies are not the prime example of an industry known for its strong female characters. In fact, they are often criticized – especially South Indian movies – for the lack of female characters with substance.
While one has to agree that Bollywood movies need to do a lot more on this front, we can’t forget the amazing characters we have seen from these movies so far.
1. Aruvi from Aruvi (Stream)
[Image description: A brown woman with straight black hair is laughing as she plays in a stream of water. She’s dressed in a black top.] Via Deccan ChronicleAruvi is the personification of female rage, a character that symbolizes how a woman could be as gentle as a stream, but could easily turn into a destructive force of nature too. She is an everyday woman whose life is changed when she is diagnosed with AIDS. Her story sheds light on the hypocrisy of the patriarchy, the ignorance and lack of humanity in the conservative South Asian society, and the power of women.
2. Tara from Oh Kadhal Kanmani (Oh love, apple of my eye)
[Image description: A woman stands in the rain with an umbrella over her head. Her expression is solemn, her black hair pulled back in a bun, and she’s dressed in a pink-gray ensemble.] Via Urban AsianThe character of Tara steals the show in this beautifully-modern, realistic, classy and cute love story between two ambitious individuals who won’t put their career on stake for a relationship.
Tara is uncompromising, confident, bold and someone you’ll easily fall in love with. The best part is that she could easily be the girl who lives next door, and there’s a beautiful realism about her that makes her story so meaningful and close to your heart.
3. Nirupama from How Old Are You?
[Image description: A woman in a pink-teal sari has a large paper unfolded in her hands. She looks ahead as she navigates through a crowd.] Via Global Film StudiesNirupama is an ordinary woman – a wife and mother with a routine and unexciting life. Her story is a reflection of the average life of middle-aged women in India.
At 36 years old, she wonders whether she has passed her prime, the age where she can do something new, follow her dreams, and become someone special. As she finds the answer to the question, that it’s never late for a woman to follow her dreams, she inspires all of us with her uplifting story.
4. Ponni from Iraivi (Goddess)
[Image description: A brown woman in a yellow sari has her eyes closed as she rests her head atop that of a young, brown girl.] Via IMDBIraivi is a movie full of brilliant female characters, each portraying women who exist in a man’s world. Ponni’s story is undoubtedly the most beautiful – the moving tale of a young bride whose illusions of marriage shatters gradually.
However, Ponni doesn’t mope or let her husband walk all over her, transforming into a woman of quiet strength and resolve, and we know for sure that she will bring up her daughter as another strong female.
5. Laila from Margarita with a Straw
[Image description: A young woman with wavy black hair is laughing as lowers her head toward a teal straw placed in a yellow glass.] Via HuffingtonpostLaila’s story will make you laugh, cry, feel, and break your heart. It’s the story of a girl with cerebral palsy, who doesn’t let her disability define her.
We follow Laila as she travels from India to New York, experiences a whole new side of life, finds love, explores her sexuality, deals with heartbreak and struggles to break the news of her bisexuality to her mother. There are times you’ll even dislike Laila, but that’s what makes her character so human and real.
6. Tessa from 22 Female Kottayam
[Image description: A black-haired woman in glasses is staring out the window, her hands pressed against each other under her chin. She’s in a gray ensemble.] Via The HinduLife seems great for Tessa as her career is off to the right start, and her love life is wonderful. But it all comes crashing down when Tessa is raped, framed and betrayed by the very man she loved and trusted.
22 Female Kottayam is all about an angry female and the lengths she goes for her revenge. Tessa becomes the embodiment of femme fatale, and she’s ruthless in her journey for justice, keeping you rooting for her and her cause.
7. Subbu from Aaranya Kaandam (Anima and Persona)
[Image description: A brown-haired brown woman in a brown-black sari is walking through the alley of an old neighborhood.] Via Constant ScribblesNever underestimate a woman – this should be the moral of this movie. In a gangster flick full of violence and tense moments, a character like Subbu – the innocent mistress of an aged gangster – could’ve been completely overlooked but the seemingly hapless female ultimately becomes the game-changer.
A character who at first induces pity for her situation, then affection towards her innocence, will leave you stunned at the end.
8. Geet from Jab We Met (When We Met)
[Image description: A brown-haired woman in a white top is smiling widely as she speaks animatedly.] Via FiltercopyGeet’s iconic dialogue, “Mein apni favorite hoon” (I am my favorite person), defines her as a character. She is talkative, happy, optimistic, unapologetic, adventurous and so full of life.
And even after 12 years, she’s still one of the favorites of Bollywood rom-com heroines. She teaches us that it’s okay to be self-obsessed, urges us to take risks, encourages us to talk our hearts out and inspires us to always do things that will make us – not the world – happy.
9. Sivagami from Bahubali (One with strong arms)
[Image description: A brown woman with heavy eye makeup stares challengingly ahead. She wears a red sari and heavy gold jewelry.] Via India TVThe foster mother of the titular character, Sivagami is a fearless, brave yet vulnerable woman of gray shades. She rules a vast kingdom with ease despite being surrounded by deceit and evil.
The scene where she sits on the throne with so much arrogance, just after killing a traitor – with his blood still splattered on her face – while breastfeeding both her kids, her eyes daring anyone to cross her, gives me goosebumps every time.
10. Roja from Roja (Rose)
[Image description: A brown-haired woman is staring up in curiosity at something.] Via Hindustan TimesRoja is a simple village girl who is married off to a man – an absolute stranger – in the city. Everything about her married life is a revelation, and just as she slowly falls for her husband, he is kidnapped and she is stranded in an unknown city.
The way she struggles to get her husband back, in an alien location, negotiating in a language she doesn’t speak with no resources whatsoever, only backed by determination is simply inspiring to watch.
11. Sandhya from Dum Laga Ke Haisha (Give in All Your Energy)
[Image description: A black-haired woman in a white-red sari looks coyly to the side.] Via India TodayThis underrated love story is full of heart, and Sandhya is a character with so much strength and optimism. Plus-sized and comfortable with it, she tries to live with a mistreating husband who doesn’t believe he’s attracted to her.
Then she leaves him, not tolerating his nonsense. And even as she gives him a second chance, she makes sure it’s on her own terms, and the best part is that she doesn’t try to become someone else to get love.
12. Devi from Masaan (Crematorium)
[Image description: A brown, brown-haired woman in a brown top looks sideways with a hard glare.] Via Bollywood LifeBlackmailed by a police officer when she’s caught having sex with her boyfriend, Devi doesn’t crumble under the pressure, rather remains firm on the fact that there’s no shame in her actions.
She is a woman of steel, and throughout the movie, her stiff spine and unapologetic gaze serve as a slap in the face to the patriarchy that tries to victimize her.
13. Shilpa from Super Deluxe
[Image description: A black-haired trans woman in a blue sari sits and gazes out into the distance.] Via The News MinuteThis is a controversial pick as Shilpa is a trans woman played by a male actor. However, she is also probably the first trans-leading character in a mainstream Tamil movie.
Shilpa is flawed and selfish, but she rises through all the insults, humiliation and prejudice she faces through the immense love she has for her son, and it is truly inspiring. Super Deluxe also features three more unconventional and strong female characters who all deserve a nod too.
These characters all have different stories, with totally different lives, yet all of them stand out because of the way they look at life, and the impact they leave on an audience. As we celebrate these characters, it’s important to remember that we still have a long way to go, especially in terms of intersectional female characters who belong to different minorities, as well as the casting of the right actors to bring in more authenticity to their portrayals.
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It’s been a peculiar year in the realm of entertainment. We’ve had such big, progressive victories and such big setbacks and anachronisms in terms of representation, transparency, and inclusivity. Many LGBTQ+ artists thrived, and 2018 was dubbed 20GAYTEEN by singer Hayley Kiyoko. It was the year of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians, and yet big name studios are still out there producing films that are imbued with racism, sexism, homophobia, and fatphobia as well as often promoting rape and hate.
We’re still light years away from consuming the egalitarian entertainment we deserve. I knew that very well when I became Pop Culture Editor at The Tempest. I understood that I would have to look closely at many media products that would make me mad, which I would rather ignore and avoid at all costs, but I gladly accepted the challenge. I believe our mission is to shed light on everything that is going on, and that includes denouncing the many injustices that occur in the entertainment industry. We can’t possibly stay silent about the things we deem wrong, because silence is complicity.
But we also don’t like to only see the glass half empty, and we love to admit that there are many things to praise and to celebrate. Without further ado, I present to you 9 of my favorite Pop Culture stories we published in 2018, a mix of the good and the bad.
1. Why are blockbuster films pretending that lesbians and bisexuals don’t exist?
Despite the good representation that television and the music industry gifted us with this year, blockbusters are still actively promoting the erasure of female queerness as well as employing queer bait. This is a trend that needs to stay in 2018.
What about what happens behind the camera? This article explores some trends of the entertainment industry from the inside out, because actresses are not the only people we need to protect. Let’s say #TimesUp to all kinds of discrimination.
There is a big misconception in fiction and in critique: that a female character who dares be different and dislikable is automatically a great feminist heroine. She’s not, and that’s okay.
4. Why I’m boycotting J.K. Rowling and her “Fantastic Beasts”
We are tired of people giving J.K. Rowling a free pass for everything just because she wrote a beautiful book series 20 years ago. For a while now, she has been twisting things to appear “woke” instead of honestly admitting that as the times progressed, she also wants to be more inclusive. There is no need to say that she was planning plot twists all along when in reality the implications of that make her way more problematic. Read why in this piece!
5. Bollywood item numbers are more dangerous than we think
If you don’t know what an item number is, you need to read this piece. If you do know, you need to read this piece. It’s eye-opening and I will never look at a Bollywood film the same way again.
6. This director’s approach to diverse female characters completely changed my movie-watching experience
Contrary to what some haters will have you believe about feminists, we do celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of men, when they deserve it. This article is a clap on the back of an Oscar-winning director for an amazing film that contributed to making 2018 better.
7. Yes, The Bold Type is unrealistic… just not for the reasons you think
You may or may not know this show, which was a true revelation for its honest representation of working (and woke!) millennial women. However, the show has been accused of portraying a utopistic world of equality (but it really doesn’t, the protagonists deal with misogyny, racism and homophobia every day). This article cleverly responds to that claim, contextualizing it particularly within the journalism world (where the main characters spend most of their time) that we know too well.
8. Karma has finally come for Chris Brown, and we can thank women for that
Abusers deserve to be held accountable for their actions. After the tidal wave that was the #MeToo movement, it’s good to see that celebrities are still being taken down after abusive behavior.
9. My mind tells me to read, but my body is overwhelmed and overworked
A constant struggle in the transition to adulthood is that we are burdened with too many responsibilities and we have too little time to do the things we actually want to do out of sheer pleasure, like reading. It does not help that books have gained a very strong competitor for our time and attention, the “monster” that are streaming services.
We’re ready to kiss 2018 goodbye. In the hope that 2019 will be a more satisfying year for women, people of color, and all oppressed minorities, happy new year from the staff of The Tempest!
[Image Description: A young girl in a green field wearing a red shirt with a gold star and a blue skirt with white dots. ] Via Unsplash
“You know, I guess one person can make a difference… ’nuff said.”
That was the first time I’d ever laid eyes on Stan Lee, the 95-year-old father of Marvel Comics who passed away on November 12. It was in Spider-Man 3, a movie that for all intents and purposes, is often regarded as one of the worst movies in the superhero era.
It was the first superhero movie I’d seen opening night, and while we joked about how weird Peter Parker turned out in this movie – and how Topher Grace would never truly grow out of his role as Eric Foreman – I still remember the night fondly. Seeing superheroes on the big screen still wasn’t all that common. The wave had started however, with the first Spider-Man in 2002 and its sequel in 2004.
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When Spider-Man 3 came out in 2007, Marvel was just about to crest its big break. Lee would catapult from a name shared in comic book circles to a common name with the release of Marvel Studios‘ first venture, Iron Man, in 2008. (In this cameo, Tony Stark mistakes him for Hugh Hefner.)
However, before the movies – before the silly cameos and giant glasses – Lee was a comic writer who taught me what it means to be a strong woman.
That might surprise you – especially if you take a look at any of his comics. Lee’s style of art had no place for body positivity, as his comics featured thin women in skin tight costumes. His art was meant for male consumption – and there’s no secret that he was aware of that. However, that never stopped him from creating compelling characters who joined the men who saved the world multiple times.
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Peggy Carter appeared in May 1966 as a member of the French Resistance during World War II. While she is a love interest of Captain America, she’s portrayed as a skilled fighter who accompanies him as a partner on many missions throughout the series. Carter appeared in print at an exciting time for women – only a month after her debut in Marvel Comics, the National Organization of Women was founded.
Perhaps one of the most powerful female characters created by Lee was She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters. Jennifer, who is the cousin of Bruce Banner, the original Hulk, starts as a small and shy person in the comics. After being exposed to gamma radiation in an attempt to save her life, she gains the ability to turn into a woman described as an Amazonian warrior.
Walters is able to harness her power, and uses it to her advantage. She is not in battle with the monster that lives inside her – instead she’s empowered by it. As She-Hulk, she finds herself more confident, assertive, and wholly powerful for it. She uses it to drive her career as a successful criminal defense lawyer.
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Walters debuted in The Savage She-Hulk in 1992. I was only 2 years old at the time, however, the message was sent, and primed for when I would come into my own. She’s a model for the woman of today – and tells us that the anger inside us is not something to hate or subdue. Instead, that anger can be used to drive and empower us to be successful and own our space, even in the superhero universe.
Despite these wonderful characters that Lee has created, and the media empire that his name has assumed, it would be remiss to not acknowledge his poor conduct. In January of 2018, the Daily Mail reported that Lee had been accused of groping nurses who worked in his home. Lee maintained his innocence, and has sought legal action against the firm that reported the story.
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While there is not much more information about the allegations, Lee has also been criticized for many labor issues inside Marvel. One of the most damning pieces of history in Lee’s memory is his treatment of his longtime partner, Jack Kirby. Kirby is often credited with creating more of the big-name Marvel characters, like Spider-Man or Captain America, but when he joined with Marvel, he was forced to give up all of his intellectual property. Kirby passed away in 1994, without a fraction of the fame that Stan Lee accumulated.
This history serves to complicate my memory of this man who has done so much for me. In the tide of many Hollywood moguls who have created art that I enjoy, but also attacked women or abused staff, I have simply been able to abstain from their work.
However, Stan Lee feels different. It’s in part because I simply do not want to remember him as a person who hurt women. I want to remember him as the superhero he’s always been for me – a person who taught me it’s okay to be strong.
Perhaps he can still be a superhero. As Marvel has taught me – superheroes can be villains sometimes, too.
Via Marvel Studios [Image Description: Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel]
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I’m not excited about Captain Marvel, because I am. Or I was, until today.
For ten years I’ve prayed for a female-centric superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)’s film canon, and I am happy we’re finally getting one in 2019.
But that is the point. We have waited too long to just have Captain Marvel be the token female film. This shouldn’t just be about filling the “diversity” quota of Marvel (which isn’t that diverse anyway), it should be about getting a film as beautiful and as iconic as all the others. I feel like everybody was just excited about this because it was finally about a woman, not specifically because it was the story of Carol Danvers (played by Brie Larson).
Now, I am well aware that trailers often do not reflect films.
Which is why, for now, I’m directing my little rant at the advertising department who edited the trailer, not the film itself. This trailer did not make me want to see the film.
If Captain Marvel wasn’t part of the MCU and preceded by Marvel’s reputation, I bet many people wouldn’t be intrigued in the slightest.
This trailer felt incredibly impersonal.
Who is the protagonist and why am I interested in her story? Captain Marvel shouldn’t be advertised just as the female superhero film. Social media is going crazy with the same four gifs from the trailer with captions like, “the future is female.”
It baffles me how people aren’t noticing all the things that weren’t right.
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The Captain Marvel trailer tries to be spectacular, but it fails.
The trailer tries to speak for itself, struggling to communicate emotions but it lacks the tools to do so. In reality, it doesn’t provide enough information. It’s not sensational. There is no memorable scene or piece of dialogue that we take away from the trailer.
(Except maybe the initial scene of Carol falling into Blockbuster.)
It doesn’t have a catchy soundtrack, which sometimes can do all the work.
We only see a hint of Captain Marvel’s story, of what is maybe going to be her conflict: that she has memories and she doesn’t know if they’re real. This is the only bit that remotely intrigued me.
We don’t even hear Carol’s voice until nearly one minute in (and she doesn’t speak too much after that). In a trailer that is less than two minutes long, mind you. Carol (not that anybody mentions her name) doesn’t even get to speak until Nick Fury asks her a direct question. Now, I get wanting to build up a mystery around the titular character. It’s fitting that Fury, the red thread in most Avengers movies, should introduce her. However, I would very much like to hear Captain Marvel narrating her own story. Are they taking her agency away before the film even starts?
Before I wrote this, I rewatched the first trailers for Iron Man, Captain America, and Wonder Woman. They had a certain je ne sais quoi that made me extremely enthusiastic about those stories. It’s also worth noting that those trailers were considerably longer than the one minute and fifty-six seconds that Captain Marvel got. There simply was more room for both the character and the plot to be presented through several different moments.
There were moments of normalcy, comedy, and, of course, crisis.
With this trailer, it looks like all Marvel is doing is, “Here, have this woman. She’s a superhero. Just accept this. You can placate your feminist ovaries now.”
I didn’t feel empowered. I felt used. I felt like this movie is only here to sate my hunger for equality and representation without even trying.
It’s not enough that one of the directors, Anna Boden, is a woman. I’m sure she is talented but does having a woman director a guarantee for a successful storyline and plot? DC’s Wonder Woman was a (feminist) success, not because it was about Diana Prince and by Patty Jenkins, but because it was well-written.
All we get here is many long shots of different locations and Nick Fury babbling about war. Carol Danvers is allowed a couple of close-ups and facial expressions that don’t really tell us what is going on. We understand that Krees are in the mix, and we see one second of Jude Law as Mar-Vell from the comics and one of Phil Coulson.
When Fury says “we can’t do this alone, we need you,”– assuming he’s talking to Carol – we don’t get to know why. What can she do, what kind of experience does she have exactly? Why is she so special?
Why her, Marvel?
These are the questions I try to answer as I desperately try to be as excited about this film as I was before this trailer was released.
I’ve grown tired of the movie industry pandering us with “strong female characters” by doing the bare minimum. I don’t want to hype this film just because it’s about a woman. Captain Marvel is not a victory for us if it’s lacking in story or direction. But at the end of the day, Marvel’s pockets will always stay full.
Image description: Alyssa and James, the two main characters from the Netflix series 'End of the F***ing World', sit next to one another. They're near a woody area, which can be seen in the background. Via Netflix
In a world where female characters are often one-dimensional props that add to a narrative centered around male characters, complex female characters are pretty revolutionary. What’s even more revolutionary is when these female characters aren’t super palatable and likable.
I think unpalatable non-binary characters would also be pretty revolutionary, but since non-binary representation is few and far between, I’m only going to speak about female characters – for now.
‘Dislikeable’ female characters force us to ask ourselves why we don’t like them. More often than not, dislikeable female characters unpack potentially problematic beliefs in ourselves. This introspection is valuable because it makes us realize whether we have attitudes or actions that we need to change.
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When I first watched Thirteen, for example, I couldn’t stand Tracy and Evie because they engaged in a lot of self-destructive behavior. I struggled to sympathize with them, despite the fact that they both needed help, compassion, and stability. I didn’t think that they deserved to be central characters at all. Eventually, I realized the reason I didn’t like them is that I was so shocked by their perceived promiscuity. In other words, I was slut-shaming them. I realized I’d have liked them more if they were boys, which taught me that I had a lot of internalized misogyny to work through.
We often think female characters only deserve to be main characters when they’re palatable. They have to fit into our gendered ideas of what a good, ‘moral’ woman should do. Male characters get to be assholes and antiheroes, and they get to learn and be complicated during their coming-of-age narratives. Women, on the other hand, don’t have that luxury. Women can’t mess up. We forgive men and ostracize women for the same behavior. Female anti-heroes annoy us; A Clockwork Orange is a cult hit.
Dislikeable female characters are important, indeed – but this doesn’t necessarily mean we could call them all ‘feminist’. Recently, dislikeable female characters from Netflix’s original series like Alyssa from The End of the F***ing World and Sophia from #Girlboss have been called feminist, badass, and even role models. The implication is that dislikeable female characters are inherently feminist. This analysis is a little thin, and a little wrong. Being dislikeable doesn’t automatically make a character a feminist.
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Alyssa from The End of the F***ing World is not cool. She mistreats service people, and she implies that her friend was molested because of his own actions. She never seems remotely aware that her actions are hurtful. For all her good characteristics, these aren’t very ‘feminist’ things to do.
Similarly, Sophia from #Girlboss is not cool. In the first episode, she steals a carpet from a street vendor for no good reason – it’s not like she was stealing out of survival, but rather out of meanness. Later in the series, she mistreats her friend badly by expecting her friend to work for her business for free. She’s an asshole. We would probably have seen her grow if #Girlboss wasn’t canceled after the first season.
Feminists might come off as dislikeable sometimes, but being dislikeable isn’t the same as being feminist. Sophia and Alyssa are dislikeable, but they’re also shitty people who lack introspection and compassion. They hurt others unashamedly. They aren’t feminists – not as far as their actions show in their respective series, anyway. This doesn’t mean that The End of the F***ing World and #Girlboss doesn’t have useful, positive, and even feminist messages.
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There’s a difference between having characters that are feminist and telling a story that’s informed by feminist beliefs. Sometimes ‘bad’ characters – those with awful beliefs and behavior – are good for society because they give us examples of how we shouldn’t act or think. It’s possible to show abusive and problematic characters without endorsing their behavior. Even characters who subscribe to feminism can mess up and make mistakes, just as real-life humans do.
Perhaps when we label characters as ‘feminist’ or ‘unfeminist’ we miss the point. We should instead ask ourselves: What does this character make me feel? Why does it make me feel that way? What does it tell me about myself and the society I live in? How can I improve myself, and how can I improve the world?
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When looking at dislikeable female characters, I can’t help but find that many well-known ‘badass’ female characters – ones that are revered as feminists in the mainstream – are also characters that occupy privileged identities. It would be rad to see more unpalatable women of color, queer women, disabled women, and trans women on our screens and in our books. There isn’t nearly enough diversity in who gets to be dislikeable and complex, and this needs to change.
The media needs to show us what’s going on in the world around us. Ideally, it should also help us see what’s going on in within ourselves This introspection propels us to become more self-aware and to change ourselves for the better.
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